Submitting Institution: Brighton (University of)

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Summary of the impact

The University of Brighton's sustained musculoskeletal research programme
has, through the development of novel standardised data collection tools,
improved data capture, communication, policy and business planning at
local practitioner level and at organisational/regulatory body levels
(e.g. Physio First, the private physiotherapy practitioner group of the
Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) UK and the General Osteopathic
Council (GOsC)). Secondly, research findings from a study exploring
patients' expectations have significantly informed the recent revision of
the GOsC's osteopathic practice standards and a new revalidation scheme
for osteopaths. Thirdly, as a result of studies identifying research
priorities for the physiotherapy profession, changes have occurred in the
direction and focus of research funding applied by the CSP's charitable
trust.

Submitting Institutions

University of Brighton,University of Sussex

Unit of Assessment

Allied Health Professions, Dentistry, Nursing and Pharmacy

Summary Impact Type

Health

Research Subject Area(s)

Summary of the impact

The research in this impact case study has affected discourses concerning
professional development and pedagogy from early years classrooms to
higher education. By challenging orthodoxies, researchers have delivered
new and generative understandings of teacher knowledge that have
influenced debate in educators' communities and professional associations.
Consequently, these bodies have used our research to guide their approach
to the advancement of policy, practice and professional development in all
education sectors. The impacts of our research have reached out to a range
of national contexts including the UK, Australia, Cyprus, and South
Africa.

Submitting Institution

University of Brighton

Unit of Assessment

Education

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Summary of the impact

This impact case study focuses on the effects of digital technologies on
rural communities, including networks of inter-tribal relationships in
Kenya. It emanates from a social model of user needs that, having
transcultural applications, enabled rural communities across Kenya to
document their suppressed histories, identify their community needs and
become empowered agents in a process of peace and reconciliation. Parallel
research on digital activism in rural and urban communities has helped
citizens to understand their democratic place in a wider society in order
to enhance their political participation. International policy-makers and
campaigners in voluntary associations and NGOs have adopted the model.

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CHAPMAN's research into emotionally durable design has radically shifted
the values and practices of global businesses, helping them to cut waste
and to enhance product, material and brand value. Through publications,
exhibitions, master-classes and films, this research has transformed
understanding of sustainable design in professional (Puma, Sony), policy
(House of Lords, UN) and cultural (Design Museum, New Scientist)
settings, propelling the field beyond its focus on energy and materials,
towards deeper engagements that link psychosocial phenomena with ideas
about consumption and waste. Furthermore, it has contributed to public
debate and policy with the effect that the term `emotional durability' has
now entered the international design lexicon, providing valuable shorthand
for complex phenomena influencing product longevity.

Submitting Institution

University of Brighton

Unit of Assessment

Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Summary of the impact

History of design research at University of Brighton (UoB) has pioneered
new methods of analysis and practices of interpretation to transform
understandings of how design is produced, marketed and consumed. Firstly,
it has changed the ways in which international organisations representing
the design professions regard and value their history. Secondly, it has
shaped the study and public appreciation of the history of design
worldwide, and it has determined the kind of design that is collected and
displayed. Thirdly, UoB has become an international nucleus for training
researchers in design history, and thus partner of choice for design
organisations and designers seeking expert stewardship and research-led
promotion of their archives.

Submitting Institution

University of Brighton

Unit of Assessment

Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Summary of the impact

Research focusing on sustainable urban living explores design innovation
at the intersection of technology and policy. Its impact has been through
the co-design and co-development of integrated systems for securing a
sustainable future in collaboration with user groups and communities. The
research has reduced energy consumption and increased well-being through
innovations in `whole system' retrofitting combined with user
participation in the UK and France. It has also led to the development of
`living laboratories' and exemplar projects for both the construction
industry and building users, demonstrating ways of `locking-in' and
reusing waste material in building construction. Influential in the
development of planning policies for urban agriculture in London and
Berlin, the research has also been instrumental in empowering and
mobilizing communities in cities worldwide.

Submitting Institution

University of Brighton

Unit of Assessment

Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Built Environment and Design: Building, Design Practice and ManagementStudies In Human Society: Policy and Administration

Summary of the impact

University of Brighton (UoB) research into the promotion and evaluation
of rights-based, participatory approaches to teaching and learning has
changed policies in schools, teachers' colleges, and non-governmental
organisations (NGOs) in three international and national contexts:

in Africa, at 300 schools and allied teachers' colleges involving
120,000 learners, new policies towards teaching-learning have been
implemented

research for the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF)
has led to the adoption of a UoB research model enhancing youth policies
into sexual-reproductive rights, which will be implemented
internationally

in the UK, evaluation research into the Rights-Respecting School Award
(RRSA) programme has contributed to policy changes by the promoting
agency, UNICEF.

Submitting Institution

University of Brighton

Unit of Assessment

Education

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Summary of the impact

Our research has harnessed the power of photography to expand the
cultural imagination, creating new works and interpretive practices that
enrich, illuminate and challenge perceptions of society and the world in
which we live. Through exhibition, publication, and public and community
engagement, our research has: 1) created cultural legacies for major
public (Millennium Dome, Treasury) and commercial (Airbus) projects; 2)
provided enhanced cultural experiences to multiple audiences and specific
communities in the UK and Europe, provoking reflection on ideas of place
and identity, and contributing to processes of cultural memory and
reconciliation (Association of Jewish Refugees, Healing Through
Remembering) and; 3) expanded photography within the cultural economy,
working in partnership (Photoworks, Multistory) to build and sustain
audiences for photography within and beyond the region.

Submitting Institution

University of Brighton

Unit of Assessment

Art and Design: History, Practice and Theory

Summary Impact Type

Cultural

Research Subject Area(s)

Summary of the impact

Our research led to the creation of Football4Peace (F4P), which is a
vehicle for conflict resolution and peace building in divided societies.
By challenging cultural prejudice F4P has transformed passive citizens
into active ambassadors for peace. More than 8,000 children, 595 coaches
and many community leaders have participated in F4P projects during the
census period, generating political discourse in the community and in
governments up to ministerial level. Innovative community relations
research in the context of Northern Ireland's peace process led to the
development of the F4P initiative. Subsequently it changed the policies of
sporting organisations in Israel, Jordan, Palestine, Ireland, South Africa
and South Korea.

Submitting Institution

University of Brighton

Unit of Assessment

Sport and Exercise Sciences, Leisure and Tourism

Summary Impact Type

Societal

Research Subject Area(s)

Summary of the impact

The impact of this research has been to improve the performance of elite
athletes and safeguard the well-being of Paralympians. It has affected the
management of athletes' dynamic physiological responses and advanced the
regulatory frameworks of sporting bodies. This has changed the strategies
of the USA Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee and
the British Paralympic Association. The indirect impact of this primary
research has been to change the routine training practices of recreational
athletes and influence the advice on exercise given to military personnel
and people with disabilities.